Avenhorn
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Avehorre (West Frisian)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as lutekedrecht around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Ave (“a personal name”) and horn (“corner, protruding bend”). The village was originally called Lutekedrecht, a compound of Middle Dutch luttik (“small”) and drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Aven‧horn
Proper noun[edit]
Avenhorn n
- A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.